This collection contains the professional papers of Albert A. Dorskind (1922-2004) generated during his tenure as an executive at MCA Inc. The papers primarily document Dorksind’s work developing Universal City and the Universal Studios Tour tourist attraction in Los Angeles,...

Charles and Henry Greene were brothers and partners in the architectural firm Greene and Greene that flourished in the early twentieth century in Pasadena, California. They created a distinctive residential architecture, now known as California Craftsman, designing houses mostly in...

This collection contains professional papers generated by Calvin S. Hamilton during his tenure as planning director for the City of Los Angeles from 1960 to 1985.

This collection contains the papers of Scottish-American naval architect and interior designer Jack Heaney (1904-1972) primarily related to projects Heaney worked on in the mid 20th century at the marine design and naval architectural firm of George G. Sharp Inc....

Roger S. Hong was an architect who worked primarily on commercial projects in California from the 1960s-2001. Hong was actively involved in efforts to revitalize Chinatown in Los Angeles, and the collection features early drawings of the building of "New...

Reginald D. Johnson (1882-1952) was an architect who worked primarily on residential and commercial projects in Southern California from about 1910 through the 1940s. Johnson was best known for the English and Mediterranean style mansions he built for wealthy clients...

This collection contains 2 x 2 in. color slides of various land-use maps dating from the late 1920s to the 1960s for areas in Los Angeles County, California, that were created and used by the Los Angeles Regional Planning Commission.

This collection contains 17 atlases (in 16 volumes) of land use maps for areas in Los Angeles County, California, made between 1936 and 1939. The maps were created by the Regional Planning Commission of the County of Los Angeles in...

A collection of architectural drawings and some correspondence from Los Angeles architectural firm Morgan, Walls & Clements, 1895 to 1960. Many projects represent the work of principal architect Stiles O. Clements, who practiced alone beginning in 1937.

This collection contains the professional papers and architectural drawings of Los Angeles architect Wallace Neff (1895-1982), best known for designing elegant Spanish Colonial-revival homes for famous clients in Southern California in the 1920s and 1930s. In a career spanning over...

The collection documents the landscape work of landscape designer William A. Peschelt during the early part of the 20th century, with a focus on his work for Arthur Letts' Holmby Park residence in Los Angeles, California.

The Southern California Regional Planning Collection contains published planning reports and internal documents generated by the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission, Los Angeles County Regional Planning Department, and other planning agencies and organization in Southern California.

Edward Durell Stone was an internationally known architect who was active from the 1920s through the 1960s. At the suggestion of Thomas D. Church, Arthur Hanisch, owner and president of the Stuart Pharmaceutical Company, hired Stone to design its new...

This collection contains the professional papers of architect Martin Eli Weil (1940-2009), relating to Weil's work as a restoration architect and consultant in Los Angeles and Southern California. The materials date from 1964 until 2009, the year of Weil's death,...

This collection contains the professional papers of American landscape architect Florence Yoch (1890-1972) relating to her work designing landscapes and gardens primarily in Southern California, but also in Northern California, Mexico, and other locales, chiefly with her partner Lucile Council...